Soon after Oscar receives a home video recorder and camera from his mother's eccentric inventor cousin, Oscar's pictures of alien invaders begin to turn up mysteriously on television sets all over town.

Because of their popularity, books in series are great vehicles for fostering literacy among all types of readers, who are almost always adamant about reading every title in the series, in series order. Yet traditional information sources on children's and YA literature include very little about series fiction, so librarians often have difficulty managing this literature. This guide will be a rich resource and time-saver for librarians who work with children. It introduces users to the best and most popular fiction series of today, covering more than 1,000 series with over 10,000 titles, appropriate for elementary readers. Annotations also indicate series and titles accepted by some of the popular electronic reading programs (e.g., Accelerated Reading, Reading First). A numbered list of titles in the series follows.

Includes audio versions, and annual title-author index.

This reference book details over 1,200 English-language works from a variety of genres, such as historical novels, romances, mysteries and thrillers. Arranged by author, the entries include bibliographic information on the books, a brief synopsis that sets the author's work in context, and a critical examination.

The funniest family in America is back with their outrageous sequel to Hooples' on the Highway. It looks like the Hooples' Thanksgiving is for the birds!

Drawing on distinguished review sources, this updated and expanded guide recommends more than 4,800 American and British fantasy novels and anthologies, including nearly 1,500 new to this edition. Ten topical chapters embrace the entire range of fantasy literature, from allegory to witchcraft. Detailed annotations note major awards won, review citations, suggested reading level, other related titles by the author, and more. - Back cover.